Saturday, February 22, 2014

Major victory for PA air, water and our lovely state

PA Supreme Court will not reconsider Act 13 decision, despite Corbett request"In a 4-2 decision in December, the
state Supreme Court court threw out portions of the law, known as Act
13, which restricted local zoning of oil and gas development. One section of the law that was struck down called for statewide
rules on oil and gas to preempt local zoning rules. Another section
required local governments to allow oil and gas development in all
zoning areas.

In the majority opinion, written by Chief Justice Ronald Castille,
the court determined both those provisions violated the Environmental
Rights Amendment of the state constitution, which guarantees
Pennsylvanians the right to “clean air, pure water, and to the
preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the
environment. ” The decision was hailed as a major victoryby environmental groups
and local governments who argued Act 13 went too far in restricting
local authority."

**Thank an exhausted fractivist next time you see one... . And then join the ranks of those trying to keep this lousy industry out of ALL of our backyards. Like Rex Tillerson most recently -- the CEO of none other than Exxon..."Not in my backyard!" says Tillerson, promoter of fracking in your backyard. (See related post.)